Comparison
Dungannon and Midlothian Middle Schools

Roadkill Data Fall 2001 - Spring 2002
Number Killed

Species
Number killed
 
 
Dungannon
Midlothian
 
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
opossum
22
16
11
24
rabbit
2
25
1
0
raccoon
8
7
6
8
snake
10
8
1
0
squirrel
3
12
55
33
cat
6
6
1
3
Total
51
74
75
68

 

Cat
Opossum
Rabbit
KRaccoon
Snake
squirrel

 

Dungannon Road Kill Species

Midlothian Road Kill Species
  • What differences do you see between Dungannon and Midlothian?
  • How might habitats differ between Scott County (Dungannon) and Chesterfield County (Midlothian)?
  • Which species appear to be more active in the fall at Dungannon?
  • Which species appear to be more active in the fall at Midlothian?
  • Would you expect a species to have the same activity pattern at Dungannon and Midlothian? Why or why not?
  • Why do you think an opposum appears to be more active in the fall at Dungannon, but not at Midlothian?
  • Why do you think a squirrel appears to be more active in the spring at Dungannon, but not at Midlothian?
Sometimes the differences between species has to be large before we can make any conclusions.
 
  • Is there much difference between the seasons that raccoons are killed at either location?
  • Do you think you can make a conclusion about the behavior of raccoons?
  • What other species do you think it would be difficult to make a conclusion about it's behavior?

 


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